One common lament of voters this election cycle—especially Republican voters—is that Congressmen are not subject to term limits. Many candidates for president, in fact, have made congressional term limits a part of their campaign promises.
Tag Archive: Newt Gingrich
The Case Against Term Limits
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2012 Update: A Newt Gingrich Resurgence
Over the last week, Newt Gingrich has made a comeback in the 2012 Republican nomination polling. It was only months ago that he was dismissed as a campaign failure after much of his staff resigned his campaign, and reports were rampant about how it would end his shot at the nomination. Now, he’s even beating Mitt Romney in one poll. Can he win the nomination?
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UPDATE: The 2012 Republican Presidential Contenders
Earlier, I wrote a post about the possible Republican candidates for president, and since then there’s been a lot of movement in the Republican field. Below is a list of the possible Republican nominees, ranked by how likely I think they are to be nominated (and why).
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2012 Update: Who is Gary Johnson?
He’s not as good-looking as Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, Sarah Palin or Paul Ryan (do you know how often I begin to call him Ryan Paul, or even Ron Paul—what kind of guy has two first names for a name?). He’s not as ugly as Chris Christie, Newt Gingrich or Mitch Daniels. So, I guess we can chalk up his average looks as another point against him.
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2012 Republican Presidential Contenders
In order of their current likelihood that they’ll end up the Republican nominee, here is my list of potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates:
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